Microblogging platforms Twitter, Pownce, Rejaw and Plurk all have iPhone applications. Jaiku can now be added to that list. The recently Google-acquired platform is getting a third-party hand for the iPhone. Jaiku’s app looks to be created by a non-official developer, just as Plurk’s application was.

Mobile access is very important to the success of a microblogging platform. For a long time, Twitter was the king of mobility. Since the iPhone’s widespread success appeals to developers looking to be the first to market with microblogging applications, I’d expect to see more of these in the coming months.

Below are screenshots of the Jaiku iPhone app.

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After some “scheduled maintenance”, Jaiku is finally back online. On their blog they announced that along with restoring the service they have also moved into the Google data center as a result of their assimilation into the Googleplex.

We’ve now moved Jaiku to a Google data center. This is something that we’d planned to do anyway, as part of our future transition to Google App Engine.

The blog post also sneaks in that with the move Jaiku users will need to review and accept a new terms of service and privacy policy. As we (Microblink) are not yet Jaiku users we are uncertain of what has changed. However, with a high degree of confidence, I am sure the differences will not be documented.

If you have the scoop on the new TOS and privacy policy, please leave us a reply in the comments.

And, if you can spare one of your newly found unlimited invites, Microblink would greatly appreciate getting one! You can send your invite to tips[at]microblink.com. Thanks to our own Mark Bockenstedt (chewbocka) for hooking up Microblink with an invite. You’ll find us on Jaiku under microblink.

If you’d like an invite to Jaiku, send your email address through our contact form and we’ll get you started.